Baltimore residents at a peaceful protest, as captured by citizen photographer Devin Allen.

After a week of peaceful protests, riots broke out in Baltimore on Monday, following a pattern of clashes between police and largely African American communities that has been spreading across the country in response to police brutality.

"We with you, we know whats going on," Lewis said. "We know the problems, we know there was wrong done, we know we're not getting the right justice, but rioting in our streets is wrong, it's dead wrong."

In the last four years, Baltimore has paid more than $5.7 million after over 100 lawsuits have been taken up against the city for police brutality, according to the Baltimore Sun.

"Victims include a 15-year-old boy riding a dirt bike, a 26-year-old pregnant accountant who had witnessed a beating, a 50-year-old woman selling church raffle tickets, a 65-year-old church deacon rolling a cigarette and an 87-year-old grandmother aiding her wounded grandson."

Reaction to Lewis' video have been both positive and negative. Many support his message to preserve the city and stop distracting from the peaceful protestors, while others feel he is trying to silence a neighborhood who has been suffering.